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Alan Haynes
Posts 140
21 Jul 2017 12:47
| I thought that as some purchasers are worrying about their boards I might start this useless topic to ease the troubled minds.
I had a very pleasant surprise today when I got home from work. There on the table was my Vampire in the parcel. I opened it to make sure all was good as the Australian Border Force had already opened it to inspect it. It might have been full of drugs or something.
Any way all was good. I now just have to wait until the 1st August to receive it as my birthday present from the Cheese and Kisses (misses) (wife).
It was posted on the 29th of June and arrived on the 21st of July. 23 days which I think is pretty good from Europe to East Coast Australia.
I was about number 1550 and something on the list so that might give you an idea as to how much longer you may have to wait. When Igor Majsta contacted me to advise he had received payment he explained that it would be about 3 months until shipment. It was, so I am very happy with the time frame for the price I paid.
For all those other people out there waiting please be patient after all anything worth having is worth waiting for.
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Martin Soerensen
Posts 232
21 Jul 2017 13:19
| My package from Majsta had a distinct tobacco smell so maybe that sets off some alarms in customs in case they think it may contain something else than regular tobacco. :-) 'anything worth having is worth waiting for' - completely agree and after having supported many retro-projects through the last couple of years I have learned how to be patient as these things can take a long time and delays should be expected.
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David Wright
Posts 373
21 Jul 2017 13:25
| I forgot about the tobacco smell.
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Michael R
Posts 281
21 Jul 2017 23:55
| LOL. Yes, mine smelled like tobacco too! I let it air out for a few days before installing it, but the accelerator card works fine!
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Alan Haynes
Posts 140
22 Jul 2017 00:34
| I did not smell anything but once you people mentioned I went and had a good sniff and yes there is a Tobacco smell although I would say more like cigarette smoke smell to me.
We have very strict No Smoking laws in our country pertaining to workplaces and public buildings but not sure about where the boxes were made. I can mange that as long as the Vampire works.
Airing for a couple of days should solve the problem.
Thinking about it the Border Force here use sniffer dogs so that may be why it got picked out cause the dogs would have smelled the smoke.
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Eric Gus
Posts 477
22 Jul 2017 08:46
| As I wanted to keep the box but found the tobacco smell really strong and disturbing, I just simply wiped down the box inside and out with a paper towel spritzed liberally with febreze .. that did the trick..
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Nicolas Sipieter
(Needs Verification)
Posts 115/ 1
22 Jul 2017 10:52
| tobacco smell is a problem ?
maybe would react badly if you knew the custom's dog probably licked, drooled or lost some furr on your parcel.
wait, what if the custom's guard said at some point some vulgar words in front of your innocent parcel ?
the apollo team is So evil for intentionaly making your parcel to brave such harsh conditions. maybe some public apologies should be done ?
;)
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Alan Haynes
Posts 140
22 Jul 2017 11:20
| nicolas sipieter wrote:
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tobacco smell is a problem ?
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No.
It came up in the course of the conversation about me receiving my Vampire.
maybe would react badly if you knew the custom's dog probably licked, drooled or lost some furr on your parcel.
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Customs dogs do not lick, drool or lose fur. They Sniff.
wait, what if the custom's guard said at some point some vulgar words in front of your innocent parcel ?
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I think you are smoking something other than tobacco
the apollo team is So evil for intentionaly making your parcel to brave such harsh conditions. maybe some public apologies should be done ?
;)
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Nobody has placed blame on anyone for anything. All that was discussed above was just an observation made by a few people about their Vampires.
Perhaps you think the Apollo team are evil (you said it first) and it is perhaps you who should be apologising to them.
I will apologise to you if you have not yet received your Vampire and can't stand the wait. Just be patient.
The Team have done a great job in delivering the Worlds fastest Amiga at a remarkable price to an ever growing number of Fans.
Cheers from Downunder!
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Renaud Schweingruber
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 379
22 Jul 2017 12:05
| Best thread ever :-) that legendery Igor's tobacco smell rotfl Glad poster got his V500 and enjoys it
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Igor Majstorovic
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 407
22 Jul 2017 12:14
| Let me tell you a secret, tobacco makes it fast, removing tobacco smell voids warranty.
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Vojin Vidanovic
Posts 770
22 Jul 2017 12:54
| Its a distinct Balkan touch :-)
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David Wright
Posts 373
22 Jul 2017 13:07
| What about removing dog spittle?
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Tango One
Posts 102
22 Jul 2017 15:52
| so now we know Igor.M smokes!.
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Vojin Vidanovic
Posts 770
22 Jul 2017 19:20
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so now we know Igor.M smokes!.
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Well, I know its all about health & ecology, but hey, dont blame
the smokers, blame the legal tobacco :-) Its so common in Balkans, most men and women 18+ do smoke. Its changing bad habit, but yet resilliant to harsh EU laws and even
heavy tobacco taxation. At same time Bosnian tobacco is one of the finest.
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David Wright
Posts 373
22 Jul 2017 19:39
| Interesting. What percentage would you say smoke?
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John William
Posts 563
22 Jul 2017 21:48
| tango one wrote:
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so now we know Igor.M smokes!.
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Is that way he have a face that look like he came from prison? LOL
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Nicolas Sipieter
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Posts 115/ 1
23 Jul 2017 11:05
| here's a new theory.
maybe, just maybe, part of what makes vampire-apollo combo so good to use is because of that very special mix (most probably
of hallucinogenic nature) made of tobacco smell, dog saliva and fur with also some harsh words uttered by custom guards in front of the parcels. when users receive their packages and breathe the "air" coming out of it, they become addicted and imagine in their heads that it is marvelous and all powerful?
of course... that must be it.
it couldn't be solely because of its intrinsic value, as natami upgrade kit, could it ?
now that i know the true secret of the team, i could start rival business or partnership with existing companies..i bet this info will interest some of them, for their next ground breaking product ..68010 based "accelerator" cards. they'll use it to compete.
apollo team, you can start worrying now.
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Renaud Schweingruber
(Apollo Team Member)
Posts 379
23 Jul 2017 13:17
| Holy sh*t, our secret has been discovered. Igor should switch to a more advanced tobacco technology now.
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Alan Haynes
Posts 140
23 Jul 2017 13:20
| Where's some input from Thierry when you need it to round off the thread. Great to see the Amiga community have a sense of humour. I always thought if you let the smoke out it stopped working. I will give some updates once I get mine installed and running. Cheers People
Alan
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David Wright
Posts 373
23 Jul 2017 14:48
| Sounds good Nicolas, will it have a Fpu?
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